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Theater View Is Not Related to Main Database View Schemes
ThoBar:
--- Quote from: glynor on August 18, 2008, 10:24:37 am ---I agree completely. If you need it to be separate from the main View Schemes, the best alternative is the Subsection of each of the main sections.
These subsections should also allow their own custom filters (just like any View Scheme). That way, if you want to, you could add [Media Type]=Data and [File Type]=iso to the Video Theater View Views scheme and all of the Theater View views would work with these files. I'd also use it to filter out files (like my "video editing stock library files") that you don't ever want to see in Theater View.
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... and would provide a nice way to preview the results you'd get in Theater View
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... on the flipside however, I do like the fact that this centralises the Theater View management into one area. (I agree the current implementation is too restrictive however) I'm not a fan of having to configure one thing in multiple spots - and I think if the new system can be enhanced, it would be better for new users. Perhaps a system to 'pick' an existing standard view (from a list or tree) for use in Theater View
glynor:
--- Quote from: confishy on August 19, 2008, 12:29:39 am ---... on the flipside however, I do like the fact that this centralises the Theater View management into one area. (I agree the current implementation is too restrictive however) I'm not a fan of having to configure one thing in multiple spots - and I think if the new system can be enhanced, it would be better for new users. Perhaps a system to 'pick' an existing standard view (from a list or tree) for use in Theater View
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Best. Idea. Yet.
Options --> Theater View --> Items To Show --> Configure should present a dialog (similar to the Handheld Sync List dialog) where you have a Tree of your entire library and can put checkmarks in any of your existing View Schemes and it'll include them. It should allow you to include child view schemes (but let you manually de-select individual child view schemes if desired). If you only check one scheme for Audio (or whatever) then it would just auto-open that scheme every time. If you have more than one, or multiple tiers, then it would either use a rotating system like Park raym mocked-up above or just present a list (or maybe both).
Then, by default with new fresh library, there should be either:
a) a special "Theater View" sub-section of Audio/Video/Images top level schemes
b) a special top-level Theater View view scheme with Audio, Images, and Video child schemes
Either way, these should be pre-filled with specially constructed and useful (to the novice) special-purpose Theater View Schemes. These would be default checked in the Options dialog mentioned above.
It is the best of all worlds! That way, those of us who would rather just "dual purpose" use our regular old view schemes could do it and never have to duplicate work. Those who want to keep them separate and special purpose, can do that. Those who would prefer to hide them away from their regular Standard View schemes could do that (even if option A above was done, you could always make your own top-level Theater View master View Scheme and move all of them in there and then go into the options and check different boxes).
EDIT: Fixed the incorrect attribution of the rotating sub-scheme idea to Park instead of the true originator, raym. Sorry about that!!
skeeterfood:
--- Quote from: glynor on August 19, 2008, 04:00:41 pm ---Then, by default with new fresh library, there should be either:
a) a special "Theater View" sub-section of Audio/Video/Images top level schemes
b) a special top-level Theater View view scheme with Audio, Images, and Video child schemes
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And even more, if you turned off Theater View by un-checking Tools -> Options -> General -> Advanced -> Features -> [ ] Theater View these special Theater View schemes could be hidden. Not that most normal people would ever delve that deep into the murky waters of MC's Options Dialog :)
-John
raym:
--- Quote from: glynor on August 19, 2008, 04:00:41 pm ---Best. Idea. Yet.
Options --> Theater View --> Items To Show --> Configure should present a dialog (similar to the Handheld Sync List dialog) where you have a Tree of your entire library and can put checkmarks in any of your existing View Schemes and it'll include them. It should allow you to include child view schemes (but let you manually de-select individual child view schemes if desired). If you only check one scheme for Audio (or whatever) then it would just auto-open that scheme every time. If you have more than one, or multiple tiers, then it would either use a rotating system like Park raym mocked-up above or just present a list (or maybe both).
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Yep, I agree, This sounds like an awesome idea!
Matt:
I'm not crazy about putting Theater View view schemes under the main library. They're different, and add noise.
I'll put my helmet on now.
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